Postcode · 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

Postcode 5211: Neighbourhood Binnenstad

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5211 in 's-Hertogenbosch (Binnenstad) had 13,820 residents. 26.9% of them (3,720 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is lower than 's-Hertogenbosch (29.5%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Europe (7.3%), other Asia (4.6%) and other Americas & Oceania (2.6%). 64.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.9 percentage points.

Residents: 13,820 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 26.9% 3,720 people
Born abroad: 64.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.9 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

73% 27%

Dutch origin 73.1% 10,100
Migration background 26.9% 3,720

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5211. For comparison, the line marks 's-Hertogenbosch and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

7.3% 1,005 people

's-Hertogenbosch 5.0% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.6% 630 people

's-Hertogenbosch 6.0% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

2.6% 355 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.6% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

2.5% 350 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

2.2% 305 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.2% Netherlands 2.3%
Germany

1.8% 250 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

1.4% 200 people

's-Hertogenbosch 4.0% Netherlands 2.4%
Turkey

0.94% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 2.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.94% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.3% Netherlands 2.0%
Belgium

0.94% 130 people

's-Hertogenbosch 0.75% Netherlands 0.76%
Poland

0.90% 125 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.1% Netherlands 1.4%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.80% 110 people

's-Hertogenbosch 1.0% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

65% 35%

Born abroad (first generation) 64.5% 2,400
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 35.3% 1,315

Men and women

Men: 6,920
Women: 6,900

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5211 26.9%

Higher than 70% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

26.9%

5211
's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

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Year	5211	's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands
1998	16.4%	18.6%	16.7%
1999	16.1%	18.9%	17.1%
2000	16.0%	19.2%	17.5%
2001	16.7%	19.8%	18.0%
2002	17.1%	20.2%	18.4%
2003	17.2%	20.5%	18.8%
2004	16.8%	20.3%	19.0%
2005	17.0%	20.5%	19.2%
2006	17.5%	20.7%	19.3%
2007	17.4%	20.9%	19.4%
2008	17.8%	21.1%	19.6%
2009	18.0%	21.5%	19.9%
2010	18.2%	21.7%	20.3%
2011	18.3%	21.9%	20.6%
2012	18.3%	22.1%	20.9%
2013	18.4%	22.2%	21.1%
2014	18.4%	22.2%	21.4%
2015	18.7%	22.4%	21.7%
2016	19.1%	22.8%	22.1%
2017	19.7%	23.3%	22.6%
2018	20.5%	23.8%	23.1%
2019	21.1%	24.1%	23.6%
2020	21.3%	24.4%	24.2%
2021	21.4%	24.8%	24.6%
2022	23.0%	26.0%	26.0%
2023	24.9%	27.4%	27.1%
2024	26.3%	28.3%	27.9%
2025	26.7%	28.9%	28.5%
2026	26.9%	29.5%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
5223 West	36.9%	14,335	+2.9 pp	Other Asia
5213 Graafsepoort	29.6%	7,995	+3.3 pp	Other Asia
5216 Zuidoost	26.6%	7,645	+5.7 pp	Other Asia
5261 Zuid	18.7%	7,420	+4.3 pp	Other Europe
5212 Muntel / Vliert	24.5%	7,040	+2.3 pp	Other Europe
5215 Zuidoost	25.6%	5,405	+3.8 pp	Morocco
5264 Loyolaan en omgeving	11.1%	180	−7.6 pp	Indonesia
5222 West	40.9%	110	+6.3 pp	Poland

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	11,210	9,370	1,840	645	1,205	135	185	125	405	85	230	20	110	285	85	105	80	1,100	745
1999	11,360	9,535	1,825	670	1,150	115	150	130	395	75	225	20	115	310	80	110	95	1,125	700
2000	11,470	9,640	1,835	670	1,165	115	165	115	390	70	230	15	110	315	90	120	100	1,110	725
2001	11,480	9,570	1,915	695	1,215	110	150	120	405	80	225	20	110	340	90	150	110	1,165	745
2002	11,415	9,470	1,950	695	1,245	125	165	115	405	75	225	20	110	340	85	165	110	1,155	790
2003	11,220	9,300	1,925	705	1,215	130	130	110	390	80	245	20	110	330	95	165	115	1,145	780
2004	11,575	9,630	1,945	735	1,215	115	135	110	390	85	240	25	115	355	90	155	135	1,175	770
2005	11,495	9,545	1,950	770	1,175	105	145	100	385	90	235	30	120	385	90	155	105	1,220	730
2006	11,660	9,625	2,035	800	1,230	105	145	110	405	85	245	35	125	395	80	175	125	1,280	750
2007	11,790	9,740	2,050	780	1,260	100	145	110	415	85	240	35	125	380	80	205	120	1,280	770
2008	11,915	9,800	2,115	820	1,300	100	135	115	400	85	235	45	120	420	100	235	130	1,305	805
2009	11,860	9,730	2,130	845	1,285	95	130	115	380	80	240	60	120	425	90	245	150	1,325	805
2010	11,975	9,795	2,180	835	1,345	95	150	130	380	75	240	55	120	420	105	250	160	1,315	865
2011	12,050	9,845	2,200	835	1,370	80	150	120	380	80	230	65	130	410	135	260	165	1,300	900
2012	12,240	9,990	2,245	840	1,410	75	145	120	390	85	235	55	125	425	150	290	155	1,315	925
2013	12,365	10,090	2,270	845	1,425	90	165	120	375	85	225	50	125	445	145	280	165	1,335	945
2014	12,415	10,135	2,280	820	1,460	90	175	125	375	85	215	55	115	435	150	270	190	1,320	955
2015	12,480	10,150	2,330	865	1,465	80	190	120	370	80	205	65	115	480	150	265	210	1,370	960
2016	12,665	10,245	2,420	880	1,540	85	175	125	365	85	205	60	115	500	180	300	225	1,405	1,015
2017	12,765	10,245	2,520	905	1,620	90	160	130	370	80	220	65	115	505	205	350	235	1,440	1,085
2018	12,880	10,235	2,645	985	1,660	95	175	125	370	95	215	80	125	565	205	365	230	1,500	1,145
2019	12,985	10,250	2,735	1,030	1,710	100	175	115	355	85	215	85	120	610	215	415	250	1,530	1,215
2020	13,150	10,350	2,800	1,050	1,750	105	190	125	335	90	220	80	115	635	210	435	260	1,535	1,270
2021	13,140	10,330	2,810	1,040	1,775	95	185	135	335	95	210	75	120	635	225	445	260	1,515	1,300
2022	13,240	10,195	3,045	1,120	1,930	90	190	135	360	100	240	80	130	670	250	525	285	1,550	1,320
2023	13,410	10,070	3,335	1,275	2,065	115	190	135	350	100	250	95	140	790	265	585	325	1,705	1,450
2024	13,935	10,265	3,670	1,400	2,265	140	195	140	360	100	260	115	135	895	305	655	375	–	–
2025	13,975	10,240	3,735	1,435	2,300	145	205	155	355	115	255	115	130	930	320	640	365	–	–
2026	13,820	10,100	3,720	1,510	2,210	130	200	130	350	110	250	125	130	1,005	305	630	355	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)